Weekly Gaming News – May 9th

It is Thursday May 9th and this is your Weekly Gaming News for the week, let’s get started!

Arcane Saga

Arcane Saga has gone into beta for all to try. Arcane Saga is an updated/relaunch of Prius Online. Anyone interested in checking this game out or if you played Prius Online and want to check out the new features and content, check it out here: Arcane Saga.

World of Warcraft

Activision/Blizzard has announced their subscriber numbers for WoW have declined since February. Previous numbers were at 9.6 Million subscribers, and they are now down to 8.3 Million. There is still a large amount of people playing WoW and only time will tell if this is just fallout from those who jumped on for the expansion, or that players are moving on. It’s also about the time that the 1-year promotion has expired for users to get Diablo 3 for free. Another expansion Blizzard?

Diablo 3

A new patch for Diablo released that caused players to be able to duplicate their gold through the auction house. Check out our post at pcgamer.biz for detailed information regarding this issue.

Ouya

Ouya launch is being delayed to June 25. Originally, it was planned to release on June 4th, but has been pushed back to meet with the higher demand for the console. Ouya is an Android-based console that allows users to play and develop Android games and applications for use with the Ouya device, much like your Android smartphone.

Mass Effect 3 M-77 Paladin

You can preorder your replica M-77 Paladin Pistol from Mass Effect 3. This pistol looks amazing but will set you back $400 bucks. You pay $200 when you preorder and another $200 when the item ships. If you’re interested, check out the link: M-77 Pistol Preorder

Battlefield 3 Severs

Battlefield 3 servers went down due to a DDOS attack that blocked network traffic and hindered multiplayer, making it unplayable. EA says that no user data was obtained during these attacks and will be doing rolling restarts to try and assist with the issues. Check out the Battlelog for more information and updates.

Wolfenstein: The New Order

A new Wolfenstein game is in the works which is going to be a re-imagining of the Wolfenstein franchise, with Nazis having mech-style tanks and future robot armory’s of that nature. Not much is known about this game, except that it will not have multiplayer. Check out the released trailer, here.

Updated: If you go to the Wolfenstein website, you can play the classic Wolfenstein 3D on your web browser, the game that started it all!

Humble Bundle

A new Humble Bundle has started up. Double Fine games are up for this pay want you want Charity bundle. Double Fine made such games as Psychonauts and Brutal Legend. Right now if you pay more than $7.93 that will net you Psychonauts, Costume Quest, and Brutal Legend. Pay $35 or more and that will net you all listed plus Broken Age when it releases, or pay $70 to get all that and a Double Fine T-Shirt. To donate and play, visit: Humble Bundle

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Eternal Darkness

Eternal Darkness is getting a sequel of sorts. Shadow of the Eternals is the successor to the original Eternal Darkness game that was one of the best games on the Gamecube. Shadow of the Eternals is being crowdfunded in which Precursor Games will be seeking 1.5 Million in funds for the project and the game will be available in 12 episodes for PC and WII U.

Hitman: Absolution

Right now on Amazon, you can grab Hitman: Absolution for only $7.49 for PC or $19.96 for Xbox or PS3.

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate will be coming to Xbox and PS3 this fall. The game will include new stages, new fighters, and Ninja Gaiden cameos.

Gamepop

Gamepop is an pc-based console allowing you to play mobile games from the Android and iPhone stores for free under a $6.99/month subscription. For the month of May, you can subscribe on the website and get the console and controller for free as long as you pay the subscription for the entire year (you will have to keep the subscription to keep playing). Right now it shows they have 500 mobile games through their console, but I am sure more will be added.

Resident Evil: Revelations

A demo for Resident Evil: Revelations will be hitting May 14th for Steam, Xbox, and PS3.

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die PC Edition is on sale on Gamestop.com for only $14.99. If you have been thinking about picking up this great game, now would be the time.